Overheard: Justin Verlander

Friday

Aug 30, 2013 at 12:01 AMAug 30, 2013 at 8:23 AM

"This is something I've thought long and hard about, how to support the veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm very passionate about this."

“This is something I’ve thought long and hard about, how to support the veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. I’m very passionate about this.” — Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander, who is donating $1 million to provide mental-health support to war veterans who live in Detroit and two cities in his native Virginia, Richmond and Norfolk